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Re: How reliable is a Triumph?
- Subject: Re: How reliable is a Triumph?
- From: dan & ann curcio <curcio@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 11:05:03 -0500
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Justen,
The ST is a very reliable bike in that it won't leave you stranded on
the side of the road. It seems that most of the problems are irritants
more than anything that would cause the bike to be unusable. As Eric
mentioned most of these irritants are being taken care of at this time
and everything should be fine for Y2K bikes. The only thing of which I
know that has caused someone to be unable to ride is a dead battery
which was traced to corrosion at the terminals. I would have no fear of
taking my ST a long distance and having it break down. I don't believe
the maintenance costs are any higher than any other bike, but I do think
that is very important to follow the service intervals specified in the
owners manual as I have found this to be true with all of my european
vehicles.
Hope this helps,
Dan
Justen Fauth wrote:
> I am thinking about purchasing a Triumph Sprint ST at some point and
> am wondering how reliable they are. I went down to a motorcycle
> dealership and talked to a salesman who said that Triumph makes the
> motorcycles that have required the least amount of warranty work out
> of pretty much all brands for the last three years or so. This is
> very reasuring for me, but I would still like to get some feedback
> from people riding a Triumph, that are not trying to sell me one. How
> expensive are they to maintain? How often do they need parts replaced
> and that sort of thing? Thanks, Justen
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Justen,
<BR>The ST is a very reliable bike in that it won't leave you stranded
on the side of the road. It seems that most of the problems are irritants
more than anything that would cause the bike to be unusable. As Eric
mentioned most of these irritants are being taken care of at this time
and everything should be fine for Y2K bikes. The only thing of which
I know that has caused someone to be unable to ride is a dead battery which
was traced to corrosion at the terminals. I would have no fear of
taking my ST a long distance and having it break down. I don't believe
the maintenance costs are any higher than any other bike, but I do think
that is very important to follow the service intervals specified in the
owners manual as I have found this to be true with all of my european vehicles.
<P>Hope this helps,
<BR>Dan
<BR>
<P>Justen Fauth wrote:
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<FONT SIZE=-1>I am thinking
about purchasing a Triumph Sprint ST at some point and am wondering how
reliable they are. I went down to a motorcycle dealership and talked
to a salesman who said that Triumph makes the motorcycles that have required
the least amount of warranty work out of pretty much all brands for the
last three years or so. This is very reasuring for me, but I would
still like to get some feedback from people riding a Triumph, that are
not trying to sell me one. How expensive are they to maintain?
How often do they need parts replaced and that sort of thing?</FONT> <FONT SIZE=-1>Thanks,</FONT> <FONT SIZE=-1>Justen</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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